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VOL. XVII, NO. 11.
WATERBURY, CONN", FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 190.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
WORE OF
AttacKed . Japanese
Railway Meii,
c" - -"--"
Japan Says Such WorK Must
Stop Dowager , Em
, press Determined to
Fight for Rights at
Manchuria. ? - t
Loudon, Jan 22.-r-A special dispatch
from Seoul, Korea, dated to-day, says
Japanese rail-way men have been at
tacked by Koreans f t several points
along the Seoul-Fjisau railway, and
that the Korean authorities have been
notified that unless they prevent a re
currence of tnese disorders necessary
measures to ao so win De, iaKen uy,
Japanese troops. '
The dowager , empress of Ob In a. is
! thoroughly alive to the peril threaten-'
; tDp China as a result of the Russo
Japanese crisis and has, according to
the Globe's Shanghai , correspondent
determined a-t'all costs to fight for the
freedom of Manchuria f rom ' foreign
control. , Conferences between the
dowager and tthe leading statesmen,
it fa n rid Art. hav eonvlnee.l her 'that
any oxaer poucy wouia oe lantamouui
1 to dynastic suicide, as the dishonor f
the ancestral tombs, Implied by for
eign domination, would be unpardon
able In the. eyes of the Chinese and
unless a vigorous effort Is made to re
assert sManchu authority the Talpings
: And Kolashu will attempt, to restore
the Ming dynasty, with the result of
the complete destruction of China.
The correspondent adds that the
dowager has been Informed that some
of the foreign powers are waiting to
give' thV Manchus a final opportunity
of .rehabilitating themselves even to
the extent of aiding them by force, if
necessary, provided the Manclm gov-
ernment Is sincerely favorable to re
form. . The , Russian minister at Pe
king the correspondent continues has
learried . the result of, these ; confer
ences and Is convinced that in the
event of war China will '. be f oi-ced to
' participate, with the result ' that the
whole world will practically become
Involved. '
' , "In the meanwhile." the "dispatch
, eoiicludes'Ja'pantno'ugh;''. ostensibly
imgaged "with its , own , quarrel, is
really the spokesman of the whole
irrono of powers devoted to the policy
of anti-partition and who have virtu
ally agreed together to defend China."
-4 STARIN REMAWEDr?
Afraid to Venture From Dock at New
Haven in Storm.
New Haven, Jan.--On account of
thick 1 weather, the . steamer John , II.
Starin,, which was to ihave . left hero
this morning for New York, remained
. ac Her dock, and It was announced that
she i would not leave until the condi
tions Improved The rent in the steam
er's bow which, , made It necessary to
run her on the mud flats in Bridgeport
harbor; has been patched temporarily
with canvas and she will make the
trip to New York under, her , own
steam, but on account of the : great
j quantity of Ice in the Sound it is con
sidered unsafe to start until the weath
er clears.. ' .'. ',
r . Actor Shot Himself.
Ccumbus, O"., Jan,, 22. Ned How
ard Fowler, an actor, ghot and killed
himself to-day in the presence of his
. wife, Laura Nelson, Hall, . whom he
married since they came here with the
stock organisation, and Dr Starling
Wilcox,' who bad been called to attend
him.'- Nervousness is assigned as the
cause, dua. to overwork. -
. HAAD t f v "V-"; '.
Court Welch To-Night!
Court Welch, of .WatervHle, will
be the entertaining court at the F of
A fair in OJty Hall to-night, and of
" worse all glrla from the ' ville will
come along also and lend color to the
affair. As usual the four flying
Banvards are attracting ,big crowds.
Be $ure and attend to-night because
yon may be late .to-morrow night
and cannot get in. Dancing will be-
. gin at 8 o'clock. To-night the, Ban
vards will appear at 10 o'clock. .
' In the Tower.
The second act in the performance
in which the board of safety and Offi
cers Allen and Smith are the princi
pals 'will . take, place this afternoon in
the tower I of the Leavenworth street
engine house at 4 o'clock. The offi
cers and their witnesses will then tell
their . story, giving evidence why the
officers should not be retired from the
active police force. Before the board
of safety is through with the police
department this tower "will be as fam
ous as the Tower of London.
NO FEAR OF A STRIKE.
Torrington, Jan 22. A prominent
official of the Turner & Seymour Man
ufacturing Co announced to-day that
there was no probability of a strike
among the moulders of the company.
Three of the members of the national
organization were in town, but at the
meeting yesterday none of the mould
trs showed a disposition to quit work.
" ' CLEANING TUB WALKS.
A good deal of hard work is being
put in to-day cleaning sidewalks and
if it Is kept up all the walks will
need when it stops raining to render
them Just right for public use is a
sprinkling of sand or ashes. People
. should step cautiously over thein un
til this has been done. I f pot, they
may have to call in the family physi
cian. ...,'....,
.
ICE HAS STARTED
People in Pittsburg Warn
ed to LooK Out for Rush
of Water.
Pittsburg, Jan 22. Forecaster Ridge
way has received a telegram stating
that; tlio ico gorge at Preeport, forty
miles north of -this city, on the Alle
gheny river, started with a rush, early
this morning. The police department
has patrols' out warning the residents
and business houses In the threatened
district. '
, The ice gorge at 'Sprlngdale, sixteen
miles nrih of this city, on the Alle.
gheny river, began to move at 7:43
this morning. The start of the ice
caused a great deal .of excitement and
apprehension. Squire J. R. Hommel
wrighi; said it was the greatest mass
of ice he had seen there in the forty
years of his residence In Sprlngdale.
FJ atboats along , the river side were
caught and crushed. "
So far.no damage has been done to
the Sprlngdale dam and it was thought
by experienced observers ' that ' the
water was too high for any to be
wrought.;," V:; "'...'':'. ' v;v;' v '
Reports received by the weather bu
reau up to 10 o'clock . indicate a gen
eral break-up in the rivers. The ice
gorges are letting go at different points
and the water is rising at the head of
both rivers. The weather is mild and
rain-is reported from ; all sections of
western Pennsylvania. ' '
All conditions favor a great flood,
but It will probably be late this after
noc i before any definite report on the
stage of the water can be made.
At this point the rjlvers are rising
at the rate of nearly a foot an hour,
with the Allegheny marks registering
twelve feet.
A Oreensboro, Pa, dispatch states
that the ice broke In the Cheat river
about 8 :S0 , a. m., and is coming out
with thirty feet of water back of it.
The ice, is running over dam 7 on the
Monongahela river. - ;
QUEEN VICTORIA.
The Third Anniversary of Her. Death
Appropriately Observed.
. London, Jan 22. The third anni
versary of the death of Queen Vic
toria was observed to-day. There
was the usual memorial service at
Frogmore, which was" attended by
King Edward, Queen ( Alexandra, the
Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and
other members of the royal family.
The archbishop of k ' Canterbury, the
Most Rev Randall Davidson, offlciat-
ei. . ;
The anniversary of the king's acces
sion to the thron, was marked by the
customary salutes at the naval and
railltao' , stations and the dressing of
the, warships, ' , . ' ; . .
' (!Mterl, Miles Tor FrIdent.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22. The Post says
that the Iroquois club, to which promi
nent Chicago Democrats belong, Is pre
paring to'boom General Nelson A. Miles
as the man to nominate . for president
on the Democratic ticket this year. A
committee of the club , has 4 been au
thorized to arrange for a banquet soon,
at which General Miles will make the
pj-incipa 1 address and be . hailed as a
bona fide candidate for the presidency.
General Miles has been invited to , at
tend and has accepted. The date of the
banquet has not been fixed, but it .will
be in the near future.! The Iroquois
club is , one of the leading Democratic
organizations of the west. ,
Blgr Fire SoorcHed Darraon. -
VANCOUVER, B,' C, Jan. 22.-A
special from Dawson says: "A fire in
Dawson has caused great consterna
tion. The thermometer was 85 degrees
below zero, and water was thrown n
the fire with difficulty. The firemen's
clothes were covered with ice. After
two hours' work the five was controll
ed. The loss was $105,000. The Ladue
company, in whose warm storage1 quar
ter the fire started, lost $75,000, and
the Ames company lost $30,000."
!.. ' MeadvlUe Flooded. '
MBADVILLB, Pa., Jan. 22. The
lower business section and much of the
residence section of Meadville is inun
dated. The trouble comes from Mill
run and follows a" thaw and light rain
of twenty-f onr hours. The run passes
under several business blocks and
streets and has become completely
flogged ' with ice, forcing the water
over the banks. A torrent is sweeping
through several stores 6n Front street,
and cellars are flooded.
Fifty-Bix Chinamen Deported.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 22. On
board the Baltimore bound steamer
Dorchester when she sailed were fifty
six Chinamen from Boston and Buffa
lo listed 'for transportation to their na
tive country. They are in charge of
lnlted States Marshal Bennett of Au
burn, N. Y., and have been convicted
of being illegally in this country.
Monument Bills In trod need.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Represent-atlve
Spalding of North Dakota intro
duced bills in congress appropriating
$100,000 each for monuments to Wil
liam McKinley and Alexander Hamil
ton In the District of Columbia.
Had (he Good on XII in.
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Jan. 22.
Harry Landon, who says his home is
in Philadelphia, has been arrested here
and locked up on a charge of having in
his possession and passing counterfeit
half dollars. When arrested eight of
the imitation coins were found in his
possession."' '.-
Xantnclcefai Third Siege.
; NANTUCKET, Mafis., Jan. 22. The!
inhabitants of this island have' settled
down for the third ice siege of the win
ter, v The harbor is Impregnable, and
the sound for miles ia filled with float
ing ice. Provisions are plentiful, but
the grain supply has been exhausted.
OMK 'OF -TORMADO.
Towns in Alabama
Wiped Out.
Places Were Swept At Two
0'clocK This Morniiig--The
Three Hundred
Inhabitants Are Prob
ably Dead.
Birmingham, Alal Jan 22. It is
feared the entire population of the
town of Monndvilfe, in Tuscaloosa
county, has been annihilated in a tor
nado which swept that part of the
state at 2 o'clock, this morning. Of
ficials of the Alabama Great Southern
railroad have received a message by
way of Selma from the conductor of a
north bound passenger train dated at
Akron saying that when his train
reached : Mound vilie , shortly before 3
o'clock this morning he was unable to
pass on account of the wreckage on
the track. He says the entire north
end of the town of Moundville was
wrecked! by the jornado and that prac
tically the entire population of the
place was killed. - ; x
Moundville is a town of about 300
people on the lIno between Hale and
Tuscaloosa counties. It is 70 miles
southwest of. here and about 15 miles
south of Tuscaloosa. Every wire to
the place is down as the result of the
storm, but a wrecking train with .line,
men on board has gone from here to
repair the damage. The railway of
ficials here think the conductor's
story is overdrawn.' Five houses in
North Birmingham were destroyed.
v Birmingham. Ala. Jan 22. A tor
nado struck the suburban , town of
North Birmingham to-day and demol
ished or damaged 'thirty-six chouses,
most of which were negro cabins. A
number of "industrial plants were
slightly damaged by having the stacks
b'own down. . There were a number of
narrow 'escapes, but so far as is known
no one "was killed In this vicinity.
, A negro, section hand, wl. arrived
from , Moundville says that that place
is t tsily destroyed: and that many
people were killed and Injured. The
negro says he saw the bodies of !peo.
pie in many places, " He also reported
that the country for several miles was
completely devastated. Every doctor
in Tuscaloosa has gone' to the scene.
Reports l j telephone say that the
death , list so , far has . reached thirty.
Among the killed were A. II. Warren
pf, Montgomefy, Ala, a traveling sales
man named Robert Power s,an unknown
boy, the night telegraph operator at
Mourdville and the man in charge of
the water tank. .
CAME IN AS FREIGHT.
James O'Reilly Told Interesting Story
to Board of Charties.
A man' who gave his - name as
James O'Reilly was, a caller at the
office of .the board of charities yester
day afternoon and if half of what he
told Mr Atwood .be true his career
as soldier, miner and scout would
make quite an interesting book. He
was born in , Willimantic sixty-five
years ago, but removed to New; Hav
en with his family, when he was a
"shaver' In '62 he enlisted in Com
pany E. Fifteenth , Connecticut Vols,
Capt White, and served until ' the
close of the war, when he Avns mus
tered out and went west. He drift
ed into Denver Col; and from there
to Blackhawk,- a mining district . in
that state, where with his wife he
lived for about twelve years. At one
time he was worth considerable
money, but things got going to' the
dogs In that town and his. money as
well as that of others, disappeared
and finally, it became a dead town so
that at the present in:e there are
over two hundred idle tenement
houses in the place, f eight feet of
water in the old bob' tail mines and
not a , wheel vturning in the smelting
nor a pane of glass In the windows.
The mines gave out and there was
nothing else there. His 1 wife and
child died some time ago and after
several unsuccessful efforts to , dis
pose of his property he left when his
funds got down to the price of his
car fare east and he landed in Water
bury with fifty-five cents in his pock
et. IIo wanted his fare to New Lon
don Avhcre he claimed to have rela
tives . . - . . ' .
"What brought you to Waterbury?"
inquired Mr Atwood.
"To be candid with you,' 'answered
Mr O'Reilly, "for you look like an old
vet yourself, I struck a freight at
Fishkili Landing and couldn't get off
until it came to Waterbury.'
Mr Atwood a ctel os If he was a lit
tle suspicious of him and the strang
er was sharp enough to see this and
started in to give some reminiscences
of his escapades in the war and rat
tled off the names of battle grounds
and the officers, federal and confed
cdate, that crossed swords upon them
with the same ease that a bright
school boy recites the multiplication
table and wound up by asking if a
man who had fought for his country
was going to be turned down by the
authorities of Waterbury?
He was told to cnll and see Mr
Robbins, ort Center street, a G. A. R.
man, and tell him his story and that
if he could establish the fact that he
was an old soldier he would not havo
to beg in Connecticut. .
In looking over the records no such
name appears in Captain 'White's
conipany, so that if the old fellow
was honest in his representations he
must have been mistaken on this
point. , .
, Get your job printing done at the
Democrat office. New type and up-to-date
ideas pi'evail at this ; modern
printing plant ......
RADIUM IN ORES.
Utah Has Furnished Pro
V fessors Something to
TalK About.
New York, Jan. 22. Announce
ment recently at a meeting of the
Technology club that , radium had
been extracted , from American ores
has brought from Prof Alexander II.
Phillips, of Princeton university, who
conducted the experiments, the state
ment this latest discovery by scient
ists will ; soon be so plentifully pro
duced in , the United States as to bo
within easy reach of all branches of
science. ' The qre used in the exper
iment came from Utah. '
"The specimen was between twenty-five
. and fifty pounds in . weight,"
said Prof Phillips, "it was not the
pitchblende used by the. Curies Jn the
manufacture of the French radium.
It was Carnotite,' an ore of a canary
color, containing as I found after ex
perimenting with it, oxide or Uran
ium and vanadium combined with
other oxides that produces radium. "
"In extracting the radium I used
the Cun-ie method, which I took from
their paper,: and I claim no credit."
"As a result of this first extraction
of American radium arrangements
have been " made by , certain persons
in Buffalo, who own several mines of
Carnotite, to manufacture radio
active agents on a large scale; and. in
njr opinion, it will soon be so plenti
ful that it will easl?y ; be within 1 the
reach of all branches , of science. The
incicaed production ,will hat:irally
decrease its -cost and there, " need be
no fear of exhausting the American
source ; of supply, for I am informfd
it 1 practically linvfess.
"There isn't' the slightest doubt but
American radium can. bo. made .as
strong as the Currie product and
equally available for all scientific
purposes." ' .
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
PATRICK SHEA.
Patrick Shea, for the past twenty
five years an employe of the stamping
department at the Steele & Johnson
Manufacturing Co's plant, died this
morning at his home, 84 Hickory
street, ne is (survived by three sons
and two daughters. John, .William,
James and the Misses Katie" and Nel
lie Shea; also a brother, Thomas
Shea", two sisters. Mrs Mary Carroll
and , Mrs i Paul McAlenney.' Mr Shea
was ; a model citiacen and . will ' be
missed in the factory .where he was an
agreeable shopmate, and at his homo
where he was an Ideal , father 'j and
most desirable neighbor. ' He was a
home man In the fullest senseof the
term arid, when not at his bench in
the shop or : otherwise engaged in at
tening toh'iB'',gaiTs he contdaIWays
be found in the companionship of, his
children. His wife died some years
ago and those who were cjose to him
claim that the world never seemed the
same to him since. : Mr - Shea was' a
member of Connecticut lodge, A; O. U.
AY. ' ' ; . ' 1 ;
Hazel May, the three months' old
child of Patrick J. .Boyce, of 15 Green
street, died . this morning. The little
one's mother died about a week ago.
Charles, the one year old son of
Mr and Mrs Charles " Ziburais,' of 35
West Porter street, ; died last night.
The funeral 'will take place to-moc-row
afternoon with interment in Cal
vary cemetery. ,
v James, the one-year-old son of Mr
and Mrs Thomas Walsh of 8 Sunny
side avenue, died this morning. The
.funeral, will be held to-morrow after
noon at 2 o'clock with interment in
Calvary cemeter3r.
. ANOTHER WHIST CLUB..
About-' twenty members of , the St
Mary's Alumni association met last
night in the Mulcahy MemQrial build
ing and organize the Gold and Blue
Whist club. John Ha.Aiden was elect
ed president and Miss Julia ' Larkin
was elected secretary and treasurer.
The club will meet every Thursday
night. On last Monday , night the
True Blue club was organized. After
organization was effected whist was
played. The first prize,; a gold stick
pin, was won by J. J. Ryan. The con
solation prizes were won by W. Spain
and Miss Mamie . Kelly. The True
Blue! club will meet t every Tuesday
night. -.'' v ::: '.'. 'ft- ",: '";'
BASKETBALL TO-NIGHT.
Th0 Sterling basketball team Avill
go to Middletown to-night, where Ihey
will play the Middletown Y. M. C. A.
team "for the championship of the
state. This is the annual game be
tween these teams. For several years
past the teams havo. been evenly
matched and the games have been
closely contested. Last year the
Middletown team won. The Sterlingsi
expect to have sweet vengeance for
iliat defeat to-night. The local team
will consist of the following players:
Johnson, Candee. J. Curtis, forwards;
A. Cook, center: W. Curtis and Selby,
guards. ., " '"'''' ' .' '',"-
MAYOR ELTON GONE SOUTH.
Mayor Elton has gone on a ten days'
trip south. This sends Chairman
Blakesb'e of the board of aldermen to
the front as acting mayor until his
honor-returns from "Dixie land."- Be
fore leaving New York Mayor Elton
was tendered a reception at the Union
League club. .
Tale Man Choien Faitor,
ITHACA, N. Y., Jan. 22.-Rev. Ed
ward A. George of Willimantic, Conn.,
has ' been chosen pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Ithaca. He is a
graduate of Yale university and Yale
Divinity school. -
WEATHER FORECAST
Forecast for Connecticut: ; Rain in
south, rain or suow Ju north portion
to-uight; Saturday rain or snow, fol
lowed by fair wreather to-night in
north portion; Saturday colder In south,
and west portions; high east, to south
winds.- , , - ' "
BRYAN AND
GEN. BECK
What They Thinh
About Unions.
Former Says There is Great-
er Danger From Cor
porations That Defy the
Law- What BecK Says
; About Unions. ;
New York,: Jan 22. An attack on
labor unions made by ' former Assist
ant Attorney General James M. Beck
of Philadelphia, waa the cause for the
remarks made by W. J. Bryan in de
parting from the text of his ' speech
at the Holland , society dinner just
held here. Mr Bryan declared there
is greater danger from 'corporations
which defy the law" than from labor
unions. . '
'-i Mr ; Beckln the course of bis
speech, said: ,
"If I do not misread history, the
prosperity of the Dutch people was
founded : upon a principle which is vi
tally essential to the progress and hap
piness of any people, and Jbat is the
inalienable right of every man to work
for whom he pleases and , at what
wages he pleases, and to freely enjoy
the fruits of his toil. This principle
Is in some need of vindication in this
country and at this hour. ' Man was
brought into the world to work. , It
is not only his burden; it is his right,
and any form of social tyranny which
contravenes this right is Infinitely mis
chievous. V a ',l V :': aI i,.;v:5 y. : iy
"In vain arA written J constitutions,
with their, paper guarantee of life, lib
erty , and pursuit of happiness, if the
right of tbe humblest citizen to earn
his bread in the sweat of his brow is
thus denied. Such right is in no re
spect , inconsistent with the right of
labor to organize. ; ; -v ;'
"The tyranny of the boycott in- its
attempt to club the free labor of our
land'' into1 slavish submission to a labor
oligarchy has been strongly illustrat
ed within' a few months in the city of
Chicago, where its people were not
even , given permission ,to bury their
dead.
"To-day we are told bnemlnent au
thority that a struggle Is on between
the V 'plain people , and organized
wealth.' I venture to assert that
this line of cleavage between the
classes Is as .mischievous as it is lack
ing in justification. : : No greater in
jury can be done to; the pride of the
American people , than ; to throw the
firebrand of class hatred into ; their
midst." , ( . ' ,
CITY
There will be a special meeting of
the K of C fair committee Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
American band prom at auditorium
to-morrow .evening.' Continuous music,
two bands, dancing at 8:15. '
i There will he an important meeting
of .the Sacred Heart drum corps on
Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
The members of the St Mary's
A lumni association will enjoy a special
evening in the .Mulcahy Memorial
building ;to-night. v : , .
Thomas Martoue, real estate ' agent,
has sold the three-family house of Eva
Markert,. at 02 South Leonard street,
to Matthew and Louis Bovlno, . ,
Rev James E. Derwin, well known
in Waterbnry, will take up his labors
in New Britain this week. He has late
ly been assitlng in Middletown and
Moosup.'; v v !... , f
A month's mind mass of requiem
for the repose of the soul of the late
Miss Margaret, Hayes will be celebrat
'ed at the Immaculate Conception
church to-morrow morning at 8
o'clock. '' r-:J::J...
The case of Lewis R- Reed against
A. O. Griswold for $40.50 was heard
bv Judge Peasley in the city court this
afternoon. Reed sues to recover for
buPding a tone wall and. other similar
services. '. .; ',': ,.-''' '; ; '
Y"eaterda,y Lillian Helen, the 3-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. G.
Barker of Field street, set fire to her
clothing with a match and narrowly
escaped being burned to. death. Dr
Poore dressed her injuries.
St Thomas's church fair will open In
City hall on Friday evening, January
20. There will be five door prizes
given . away every evening. On the
opening night there will be' a concert
and grand promenade with music, by
the Military band.
There will be a lecture and, sacred
concert at St Patrick's church on
Thursday evening. March 17, ;St Pat
rick's day. The lecturer will be the
Rev Thomas S. Duggan, editor of the
Catholic Transcript, and a speaker of
recognized ability. ' 5
Subscribers to the Democrat who
are receiving the Woman's Home Com
panion as a premium should pay be
fore the 20th of each month, in order
to get the magazine regularly. This,
of course, refers to those subscribers
who pay monthly. ;
All those desiring a good time
should attend the old fashioned
dance at ; Hamilton hall, Mill Plain,
this evening. The committee has
everything in readiness and all .who
attend will be given a warm Wel
come and made to feel right at home.
The Democrat has ,: a number of
bound books by the best authors which
are being given to patrons of the
penny-a-word column. The books
are gotten up. nicely, bound in cloth,
and are worth more than the amount
asked for a tln'ee-day ad. Among
the list at present on hand can be
found snch stories as "Scarlet Letter."
"Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush," "Vi
car of Wakefield," "East Lynne,"
"Sweet: Lavender." "Ivanhoe,'? "Arab
ian Nights' and Goldsmith's poems.
Did you ever read the "Spoopendyke
Tapers?" We jhave that also, .the
funniest tiling oat.
BONIER MUST DIE
Sentence Passed To-Day-He
Will be Electrocuted
Last of February.
Buffalo, N.'Y., Jan 22. Charles Bon
ier, 75 years old, the murderer of
Franz and Johanna Frehr, was to-day
sentenced to be electrocuted In the
week beginning February 20.
Attorney Philip V. Fennelly made a
formal motion for a new trial, but it
was denied. That was the one chance
for Bonier and when the denial came
from Justice Lambert the murderer
never wavered.
POLICEMEN'S POSITIONS.
Some ThinK . Men Are Held Up to
Ridicule-Defects Magnified.
a citizen whose name is- more
prominent on the grand list than in
politics or public matters, though he
keeps a close watch on the latter, par
tlcularly when upheavals are immin
ent, spoke as follows to a Democrat
reporter, this morning. It may ' be
said that he is only one of a great
many who have similarly; expressed
themselves: . , . .
, ;"I consider the examination by the
board of public safety of certain po
licemen very detrimental to the police
department , and against the , best in
terest of the taxpayers : and the city,
A policeman, as a rule, has quite a
number of enemies because - he 'puts
forth all his energies to maintain the
law. But when his superior officers
subject him ."to an examination such
as has appeared In the public press it
holds a policeman up to public ridi
cule and their defects are magnified
"and bye-words made of their ; afflic
tions by the very persons who should
have a wholesome fear of ani a re
spect for the police force. ' 1 '
; "The board Qf public safety have no
right to hold such, inquiries and sub
ject1 policemen to be sworn without
permitting them .to be represented by
counsel. " . . , 1 .
"How would Mr Beach, the inqnls-
itorf of the board, like to be brought
Into the superior court and placed, on
trial without being ( represented by
counsel, and compelled to v answer
questions with an object of removing
him from a position of trust without
an opportunity of being properly rep
resented : by a xmrjetent advisor?
Proceedings of this : character ( were
inaugurated in New York city by the
administration of Mayor Strong and
policemen ; were placed, on trial the
same as they have been here by the
board of public safety, and the court
of appeals of tlie state of New York
said tiie police commissioners of New
Y'orlc, were wrong: that every public
officer had an opportunityto he heard
in his own defense and be represented
by counsel. , ,
"The board of public safety never
can improve the police department of
Waterbury iby i hold ing ; its policemen
up to public ; contempt or subject
them to an examination that tends in
anv degree to 'f show v. their ' defects.
These men were appointed some
years ago' and - have been doing duty
undef republican and democratic 1 ad
ministrations, and have rendered
good service to the city on several oc
casions, and now it Is proposed by am
examination by the board of safety.
for some purpose' contrary to the spirit
of appreciation of officers loyal to tne
Interests of the city, to subject them
to Inquiry that will demoralize the" en
tiro, police force. '' ; '
"If the men are Incompetent,; the
board should say so in so many words,
but 'don't go over, and Into an examin
ation for the purpose of - dismissing
them. If certain policemen have vio
lated the law or, rules of the depart
ment, fine, suspend or dismiss them as
the case may require, but don't make
them appear ridiculous in the eyes of
the community.
"It is an old saying that a policeman
Is kicked if he performs his dutyand
he Is kicked if he don't perform his
duty, but when he has acted faith
fully for the city for years the' action
of the board of safety in disclosing
his physical defects for the purpose of
dismissing him Is .; entirely out of
place and not . 1n keepingUwith good
order or discinline. ; How can the
board of public safety expect eood dis
cipline of the police department when
they fail to ! show proper discipline
themselves? It is the duty bf the
board of safety to encourage the. po
liceman in the performance ; of his
duty and . not peek a way to condemn
him. Mayor Elton qwes a diuy ro
the public. Irrespective of party, to
checkmate this Inquiry by the board
of safety that has, more political sig
nificance than the Improvement of the
police force. - ;
"Look- at the action of the board of
safety in relievina: Detective O'Gor
mn n ' from detective duty. A good
officer, a brio-lit detective, always did
his duty, relieved , and put back into
the ranks for no reason. Is that the
way that this new administration pro
poses to reform the police force and
make It Independent, and. fearless of
the politician, or Is it a move to make
each policeman a. political henchman
of the republican machine?"
HEALEY-B6WE case.
Attorney Jame M. Lynch ' filed pa
pers in the superior court at New Ha
ven to-day, signed by Judge Thayer,
ordering John Healey to appear in
court at New Haven next Friday and
show by what authority Hie exercises
relief. It Us probable that by agree-
At ..... m 1. V
ment or counsel ine case win ue neaTu
in Waterbury.
STILL ALARM ' OF FIRE.
The Burton street fire company re
sponded to a still alarm from the
Klondike region near Lakewood early
this afternoon. The clothes in the
closet of a house on Simsbury Btreet
became ignited in some unknown man
ner. .The flro was extinguished be
fore the arrival of the firemen.
DEAD IN
. HIS CELL.
Man Arrested For
Counterfeiting.
Had Eight Bad Half-Dollars
in His Possession Haid
on Counterfeiters at
. Chicag'o Several Ar
rests Were Made.
South Norwalk, Jan! 22. Harry Lan
don, or liondorf, who was arrested in
South Norwalk , last night, charged
with passing counterfeit half , dollars,
and having eight In his possession,
committed suicide during the night.
His body was found this morning sus
pended from the bars of his cell at po
lice headquarters. He had used hU
suspenders and garments to hang him
self . Life Jiad been extinct for some
time. ; Landon claimed he cam from
Philadelphia, and the police will maw
an effort to ascertahi if he has rela
tives in that place. '
He said that he ; found the counter
feit money in Portchester.
: Chicago,1' Jan 22.--A.; raid made by
deputy United States marshals on m
flat in Morgan street has resulted in
the arrest of three men charged with
counterfeiting. John 0' Shea, it is as
serted, was caught in the act of mak
ing bogus half dollars. Henry Cotter
was captured .with him, and .Fred Sul
livan, a saloonkeeper, was locked un
on a charge of aiding in the distrib u
tlon of ;the counterfeits.. The threw
men w-pTes taken before Commissioner
Foote and held in $1,000 bonds each
Molds, dies and partly completed coin;3
were seized.
POLICE COURT DOINGS.
Red House on Abbott Avenue Eaiis 3
) f By Police.
Tlie red house on Abbott avenue de
manded the attention of the police la?s
eveuing. On, the complaint of 1 Mr
Tyler ,,.who; rents the place, ' Michael
Daly Frank1 Winters, Alice Hubbard
and Annie Sugendorff ' were 'arrested
for disorderly conduct. ) Each pleade,',,
guilty, and a fine of $7 and' costs wa
imposed and an additional ' fine of S"
and costs tjje Hubbard woman wi it
have to pay for ; intoxication.- Mrs
Tyler said they were at the house a
week carousing and breaking things.
.Michael Harrington was a fined -$."
and costs for Intoxication and put on
probation for sixty days.; v
Anniable Dl Dlenzi,' who has , been
detained' for'a week or so for being at
fugitive 'from justice, wis discharged.
Dominico Marrotta, the complainant,
refused to pay the expenses Of requisi
tion 'papers m;the state of New Jersey,
where Dl Rienzi (was wanted, n
,' Nathaniel Motley, colored, wii i
charged with breach, of the peao
There was a dance in a club room on
East Main street last evening and
Motley and Etsle Woods, also colored,
attended. After the dance Wood
called a hack to, go home and intenae i
taking her friend with her. but fhe
seeing; be was under the Influence o r
drink and that he had already poked
his elbow through one "window in the
hack, she, jumped out of ; it and fell.
The hack - driver drove to the pollco
station with Motley. ! The matter was
continued to to-morrow ;, morning. It
will, probably be nolled, as Motley con
fessed sorrow for his III deeds and said
he was willing to pay for the daning-
done. ' '-.;,
Martin McEvoy, charged with brcsk-i
ing into ohn Arb's house on Chatltet
avenue, was bound over to the superior
court under a bond of $500. On th
night of January 12 some ; one broko
into t Arb's rooms and ; stole a lady ' s
opal ring and-a silter watch, both of
tlio value of $10.. The next momingr
McEvoy borrowed 15 cents on : a rln
from William Possner, ; who - keeps f
second hand store at '303 Bank street
Miss Arbs identified' the ring as hers.
Arbs said this was thq third time his
rooms were entered Ari; this manner.
McEvoy's story was that he was unde?
the influence of drink that night and
was robbed ot everything he'had, even
his hat. The robbery took place,
thought, on Meadow street He founr,
an old hat and j that night ' he met :v
man who gave him the ring , for -cents,
whlcn McEvoy had given him t
get a lodging. He, denied posltivcl -breaking
into Arbs's place. '
SUES RAILROAD CO.
Mrs Vance AsKs $5,000 for the PeatL
of Her Husband.
' Mary D. Vance has entered , suiS
against the Consolidated Railroad Co
for $5,000 damages for the death of
her husband. Her attorneys are Ken
nedy and Cassldy.
On Octcbe 23 of last year Michael
Vance, husband 4 of the plaintiff, was
in Pomperaug Valley, and In the even
ing, seeing a train at .the depot, hfs
asked the bflggagemaster if It was tu
train for : Waterbury. The baggage
rcaster said it was ot. Vance was
then standing on the i platform of a
car and as he turned around to aligbH
the -train moved and he was thrown
utif'er the car. He was pushed for-
ward some distance by the rear truck
of the car ud then the wheels passed
over his tody, killing him almost in
o'.antly. , Such la the substance of tbtS
complaint in the case, which is return'
able to the February term of the su
perlor court in Waterbury. :
PROM TO-MORROW EVENING.
, The American band will give ths
usual prom at the auditorium to-morv
row evening. Dancing will begin as
8:15, and as a special feature the band
will be divided into two parts anS
there will be continuous music until
12 o'clock. Tills will be the last prom
the band will give for some time onj
account of fair dates at the auditor!
urn. . .